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Megasthenes, whose account survives in fragments, was a Greek ambassador to whose court?Read the answer and worked solution →Parts of the Arthashastra were probably composed by whom?Read the answer and worked solution →Who was the first ruler to inscribe messages to subjects and officials on stone?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Mauryan provincial centre, meaning golden mountain, tapped the gold mines of Karnataka?Read the answer and worked solution →How many sub-committees did Megasthenes say coordinated Mauryan military activity?Read the answer and worked solution →For roughly how many years did the Mauryan Empire last?Read the answer and worked solution →Which rulers adopted the title devaputra, son of god, and set up colossal statues at Mat near Mathura?Read the answer and worked solution →The Prayaga Prashasti praising Samudragupta was composed by which court poet?Read the answer and worked solution →The Gandatindu Jataka describes subjects fleeing a wicked king. In which language were the Jatakas written?Read the answer and worked solution →In Sangam texts, large landowners were called vellalar and slaves adimai. What were ploughmen called?Read the answer and worked solution →Prabhavati Gupta, who granted a village by inscription, was the daughter of which ruler?Read the answer and worked solution →The Harshacharita, a biography of Harshavardhana, was written by whom?Read the answer and worked solution →The first coins bearing names and images of rulers were issued by whom?Read the answer and worked solution →In which year did James Prinsep finally decipher Asokan Brahmi?Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the Mauryan centresRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the mahajanapadasRead the answer and worked solution →Run the authorsRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the Magadha kingsRead the answer and worked solution →Ruler or textRead the answer and worked solution →Sort the coin issuersRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →Early states bingoRead the answer and worked solution →The Mahabharata in its present form runs to about how many verses?Read the answer and worked solution →Who led the project begun in 1919 to prepare a critical edition of the Mahabharata?Read the answer and worked solution →How many years did the critical edition of the Mahabharata take to complete?Read the answer and worked solution →In Sanskrit texts, which term designates a family?Read the answer and worked solution →Tracing descent from father to son to grandson is called:Read the answer and worked solution →The Kauravas and Pandavas belonged to which ruling lineage?Read the answer and worked solution →Marrying daughters into families outside the kin group is called:Read the answer and worked solution →The practice of a man having several wives is termed:Read the answer and worked solution →

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Megasthenes, whose account survives in fragments, was a Greek ambassador to whose court?

  1. Kanishka the Kushana
  2. Samudragupta Gupta
  3. Chandragupta Maurya
  4. Asoka the Maurya
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Correct answer: C. Chandragupta Maurya

1. Megasthenes described Mauryan administration. 2. He was at the court of Chandragupta Maurya. 3. He listed six military sub-committees. _Source: syllabus Themes in Indian History Part I, Theme 2, Kings, Farmers and Towns: Early States and Economies._

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Parts of the Arthashastra were probably composed by whom?

  1. Harishena the poet
  2. Banabhatta the poet
  3. Megasthenes of Greece
  4. Kautilya or Chanakya
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Correct answer: D. Kautilya or Chanakya

1. Kautilya was Chandragupta's minister by tradition. 2. The Arthashastra details administration. 3. It even explains how to capture elephants. _Source: syllabus Themes in Indian History Part I, Theme 2, Kings, Farmers and Towns: Early States and Economies._

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Who was the first ruler to inscribe messages to subjects and officials on stone?

  1. Asoka
  2. Harsha
  3. Nanda
  4. Kanva
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Correct answer: A. Asoka

1. Asoka used rocks and polished pillars. 2. He proclaimed dhamma through them. 3. Dhamma mahamattas spread the message. _Source: syllabus Themes in Indian History Part I, Theme 2, Kings, Farmers and Towns: Early States and Economies._

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